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the founding fathers said that our government does not have the right to search any house, that government officials want to search, even if it helps them to do their somebody -- their job. government officials may only search someone's house if they have evidence that someone is breaking the law and they show the evidence to a judge to get an individual warrant. for more than 200 years, mr. president, this fundamental principle has protected americans' privacy while still allowing our government to enshores -- enforce the law and to protect public safety. now, as time passed and we entered the 20th century, advances in technology, a whole host of technologies, gave government officials the power to invade individual privacy in a whole host of new ways. new ways, mr. president, that the founding fathers never dreamed of, and all through those days the congress and the courts struggled to keep up. time and time again, congress and the courts were most successful when they returned to the fundamental principles of the fourth amendment. and it's striking, mr. president, if you look at a lot o
the founding fathers said that our government does not have the right to search any house, that government officials want to search, even if it helps them to do their somebody -- their job. government officials may only search someone's house if they have evidence that someone is breaking the law and they show the evidence to a judge to get an individual warrant. for more than 200 years, mr. president, this fundamental principle has protected americans' privacy while still allowing our...
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from unwarranted government intrusion in our affairs absent probable cause which the government must set forth with specificity to a court in an application for a warrant. it is undisputed that absent exigent circumstances, consent or a warrant, the government may not intrude upon a person's home and search through his papers and personal effects. but we no longer keep our most sensitive information solely in the form of physical papers, physical documents and other tangible things. the explosion of data sharing and data storage has made our economy more responsive and more efficient, but it also creates the potential for government abuse. congress has a fundamental responsibility to protect the individual liberty of americans by ensuring that the constitution's core fourth amendment protections are not eroded by the operation of changed circumstances, by new techniques that are made possible, in some cases made necessary by new technology. but congress has failed to do this. some court rulings have likewise fallen short of protecting the full scope -- the full spirit of the fourth a
from unwarranted government intrusion in our affairs absent probable cause which the government must set forth with specificity to a court in an application for a warrant. it is undisputed that absent exigent circumstances, consent or a warrant, the government may not intrude upon a person's home and search through his papers and personal effects. but we no longer keep our most sensitive information solely in the form of physical papers, physical documents and other tangible things. the...
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you must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself." the bill that is before us today could come closer to that standard if we improve it through some of the amendments being offered by my colleagues and me. but it does not live up to that standard now. the american people deserve their privacy, they deserve to know how the intelligence community interprets and implements this law and, frankly, they deserve better than the protections put before us today. i urge my colleagues to consider the gravity of the issues at hand and seriously consider and contemplate the effect of another five years of unchanged f.a.a. authorities. madam president, i appreciate the attention and patience of my colleagues on this important matter. i yield the floor. note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mrs. feinstein: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: thank you very much. i would just point out the wyden -- the presiding officer: the senate is i
you must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself." the bill that is before us today could come closer to that standard if we improve it through some of the amendments being offered by my colleagues and me. but it does not live up to that standard now. the american people deserve their privacy, they deserve to know how the intelligence community interprets and implements this law and, frankly, they deserve better than the...
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the government's business and residents. the sweep and depth of destruction and human impact and financial effect was simply staggering and our response should match its historic magnitude. we must act big think big go forward with vision and meet the needs of people as we do in america. we are, as has been said, the united states of america. we meet catastrophe with the resources and commitment that are necessary to make sure that people are treated fairly, and here delay or reduction in resources is unfair. delay in effect is denial. and just like justice delayed is justice denied so would be the resources here if they are delayed by the kinds of amendments that have been offered and by the proposals to reduce the amount of resources that can be available. the estimates about the disaster can occupy much time on this floor, and i am going to be brief in describing what i think is necessary because i have previously spoken before committees of this body and suffice it to say that right away we need to redouble our efforts t
the government's business and residents. the sweep and depth of destruction and human impact and financial effect was simply staggering and our response should match its historic magnitude. we must act big think big go forward with vision and meet the needs of people as we do in america. we are, as has been said, the united states of america. we meet catastrophe with the resources and commitment that are necessary to make sure that people are treated fairly, and here delay or reduction in...
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this right here, it's a story of some government and politics and small town life. mr. fricke, the leading write-in vote getter told "the new york times" that politics has lost his luster, even in small towns. oh, gee, i wonder why. thank you, washington. but it's also a story, an interesting story about unemployment. you have a job available, one that only pays a hundred bucks a month, and nobody wants it. and that in this economy is very, very rare. a job nobody will take. for most available jobs, there are lines out the door of qualified applicants. and that is the most important fact about not just the economy, but about what is happening in washington right now, as we speak. the biggest deal, the biggest problem with a deal that has not been struck in congress is coming up next. hey sis, it's so great to see you. you, too! oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! actually, honey, i think i did... oh? you did? whoa, ladies, easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. we can help avoid this with cascade complete pacs. see, over time, cascade complete pacs fight fil
this right here, it's a story of some government and politics and small town life. mr. fricke, the leading write-in vote getter told "the new york times" that politics has lost his luster, even in small towns. oh, gee, i wonder why. thank you, washington. but it's also a story, an interesting story about unemployment. you have a job available, one that only pays a hundred bucks a month, and nobody wants it. and that in this economy is very, very rare. a job nobody will take. for most...
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>> first of all, we have a divided government. president obama's election said one message, the election of republican house of representatives since another. the actually, working at odds here. you have republicans who will not raise taxes for anyone making more than $250,000 a year, and looking at entitlement cuts. yet democrats that say you have any taxes for those who make under $250,000 and no cuts to the low-you had democrats as a you have no taxes for those -- no tax cuts for those making under $250,000. we're going the wrong direction. why have we been talking about stimulating the economy through jobs? we seem to accept a certain amount of unemployment as being necessary for the proper functioning of the economy, so that for corporations and will keep wages low. that is baloney. we are creating our own economic vice that is entrapping tens of millions of americans. i find it unacceptable. it is like this whole fiscal cliff thing is the creation of people who are unimaginative and locked in by special interests. >> congres
>> first of all, we have a divided government. president obama's election said one message, the election of republican house of representatives since another. the actually, working at odds here. you have republicans who will not raise taxes for anyone making more than $250,000 a year, and looking at entitlement cuts. yet democrats that say you have any taxes for those who make under $250,000 and no cuts to the low-you had democrats as a you have no taxes for those -- no tax cuts for those...
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that is based on a government measure of inflation. for social security they use the consumer price index. there is a new measure of inflation that the government has been considering for a while. on average, it is a little bit lower. it reflects a lower level of inflation than what the government has been using up until now. on average they tell us that the kola would be about .03% less. last year the increase was 3.6%. that's the biggest effective of adopting this new measure of inflation that the republicans put on the table. the reason why we're focusing on this and a lot of groups have been focusing on this is that the president, he agreed to because a year and half ago they were in talks. the talks fell apart. nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to. however, the president put on the table this idea. so we have the president who has supported this in the past. we have the speaker of the house who supports it now. it makes it in play. our other political dynamics on capitol hill that make it a lot more difficult to adop
that is based on a government measure of inflation. for social security they use the consumer price index. there is a new measure of inflation that the government has been considering for a while. on average, it is a little bit lower. it reflects a lower level of inflation than what the government has been using up until now. on average they tell us that the kola would be about .03% less. last year the increase was 3.6%. that's the biggest effective of adopting this new measure of inflation...
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you clear it out and the government is no different. the scale, just a matter of scale. >> reporter: the feds also refuse to sell valuable public landed a adjacent to fast-growing cities and let mining companies take billions in gold and silver for free, without charging royalties like we do for oil and natural gas. selling amtrak could net 60 billion. two taxpayer-owned utility, the tennessee valley authority, and bonneville power, would bring in even more. a commission could oversee the sale to overcome partisan opposition. >> the commission could look at all of the federal assets, decides which were the most valuable which could be sold to the least loss to common good. >> reporter: now the federal government already owns about 28% of all the land in the u.s. about 500 billion in mineral rights we give away. we have trillions in oil reserves, jon, we refuse to pump. yes, a yard sale could help bring down the national debt. but reuse, recycle, resell, are not words you hear on capitol hill. jon: that doesn't seem to happen very often.
you clear it out and the government is no different. the scale, just a matter of scale. >> reporter: the feds also refuse to sell valuable public landed a adjacent to fast-growing cities and let mining companies take billions in gold and silver for free, without charging royalties like we do for oil and natural gas. selling amtrak could net 60 billion. two taxpayer-owned utility, the tennessee valley authority, and bonneville power, would bring in even more. a commission could oversee the...
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coburn: amendment 3371 is a good-government house cleaning for fema. fema determines disasters based on a declaration process that's based on a per capita income, or per capita damage indicator. it has not been revised to account for the effects of inflation. and because we've not revised it, the smaller states actually get more benefit from fema than the larger states. oklahoma has had 25 disaster declarations in the last six years, more than any other state. so what i'm actually proposing won't help my state. it will actually hurt my state. but it is improper for us to continue to use an outmoded number when in fact a small state has the same amount of damage as a large state but the per capita indicator would say it does not meet the requirement. so all i'm requesting is that fema over the next four years update this. it doesn't have any application until 2016. that it gives them time to update it. and that through good government, then we have a better reflection of when we declare a disaster and when we don't as far as the per capita income indica
coburn: amendment 3371 is a good-government house cleaning for fema. fema determines disasters based on a declaration process that's based on a per capita income, or per capita damage indicator. it has not been revised to account for the effects of inflation. and because we've not revised it, the smaller states actually get more benefit from fema than the larger states. oklahoma has had 25 disaster declarations in the last six years, more than any other state. so what i'm actually proposing...